The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1887-09-15

These preliminaries mastered, the writer
is almost sure to narrate the events cor
rectly, and it may be said to only further
depend on his military knowledge and
literary skill to make his history both
authentic and interesting.
On the other hand, to write the history
of one regiment and its work performed
in the same army, campaign or battle, the
writer must not only study, but compre-
hend more fully, if possible, all those Off
cial records, maps, the topography of the
battle ground, etc, so as to understand, as
perfectly as he should, the general course
of the campaign and battle, that he may
be able to place the regiment correctly on
the scene where it acted its part in con-
nection with other regiments, but he
must also collect a mass of details from
those who participated in the battle AS
well as his own recollection, memoranda,
etc, and place them in their proper place,
in relation to time etc, according to the
events officially recorded, meanwhile
carefully avoiding offensive personalities,
eschewing language that wounds, unnec-
essari1y, the feelings of comrades, or that
might give rise to contentious within the
regiment or between it and similar Or
CARNATIONS In word, to record truth
aC5tbout fear, in manner that accords to
each comrade due respect and just con-
sideration.
Admit the writer to have attained to
so high degree of excellence in his la
Dor. even then will he be rewarded with
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dispenser but little, and elevates him
greatly(?) in his own mind, you know,
instead of repleting his pockets with
''the dollars of the daddies;" ;" or, perhaps,
be accused of writing fictitious narra-
tive, then endeavoring to palm it off on a
gullible public as history; or, possibly, as
wanting in a proper knowledge of the
real facts, therefore unreliable as a writer
of history. 1t is so much easier to find
fault than to obtain a knowledge of facts
and award credits where merited.
Comrades, think you it a genial task, a
| play spell, so to speak, to write such a
work as that you have assigned to me?
Try it, and be deceived no longer. He
who attempts to write history need never
expect to have the exquisite enjoyment
of such thing as that possessed by the
Apostle Paula thorn in the flesh"
Conversely quite he may expect though
in vain-the rough places in his pathway
to be made smooth, his sky azure and
gold, his couch roses and his pillow
downy whereon to rest his wearied body
and repose his aching head-that is. if his
body should weary and his head ache,
which, of course, they would not.
Facetiousness aside, it is true beyond
question, that the history, whose writer
deals in platitudes, in glittering generali-
ties, and in beautifully rounded sentences
and measured stanzas may be one with
which, for the moment, the reader is en-
tranced, but read-forgotten But that
history whose writer was a patient, pains
taking deliver for facts; who intelligently
and conscientiously separated the rugged
but respectable truth from delicious but
disreputable falsehood, who wrote 0ioitdr
sans p1tir, who was mindful of little
things, and found the places where those
little things belonged, and carefully dove
tailed them there, is the history on which
you and /, and those of the future will re-
ly. 1t is the writings of another of this
character after whom we read and never
forget what they have written. These
minor incidents find their most fitting
place in regimental histories. In this
case they must come from you, my COM
rades, for our history. From these regi
mental histories will departmental histo-
rians obtain the true basis of their data,
as will also the writers Of all general his
tories of the late gigantic Rebellion.
Comrades mine, wish l could so effect
ually command your obedience as did our
most excellent comrade David G. Hunter
date of G, as also worthy color-bearer of
the 36th, now of Volcano, Wood County,
West Virginia), member of the elite of
the South. The story, as [ have heard it,
is, that upon an occasion while in the
Shenandoah Valley, the Sergeant under
took to run down and take Johnny
gray-back in out of the damp, but Johnny
like some children we've seen, preferred
remaining out, so away he scud, and
away, in his wake, went the Sergeant,
both dashing off is if they had their start
by means of catapult-the Blue after
the Gray Hc-i-ty-cut. Now those legs
excuse me, please-those neither limbs of
of Sergeant Hunters, (didst ever see
them p were intended, as one might judge
from appearances, to measure ground in
''seven league boots;' but SO, seemingly,
had those of the Johnny-reb. Johnny
with the advantage of flying light" no
gun or other warlike paraphernalia to
impede, maintained his distance. Hunter,
not to be outrun or lose his prize, removed
his accoutrements, dropping them and his
gun, soon drew near the F. F. v, who
Immediately preceded him. when, as if
possessed by a sudden thought, halting
instanter, he quickly gathered one of his
neither extremities with toe pointed at ye
Confederate John, thigh embraced and
sighting from cap of knee adown the
limb to point of toe, thence to fleeing foe,
Hunter called in tone loud and impera-
tive, with manner threatening, "Come
here, sir" upon hearing which the South
ron, glancing over his shoulder, beheld so
unusual an engine of war in near prox-
unity and bearing directly upon him,
halted, about-faced, and-came "here sir
without a moments further hesitation.
While 1 may not so successfully COM
mand you as did Hunter that scion of
Southern Chivalry, nevertheless, need
and must have your help to make the
work you have assigned me complete.
Let not my appeals to you be in vain, but |
let your responsive cooperation be hearty |
and prompt. JOHN t. BOOTH, M. D.,
Historian seth o. Y. V. l., Box 25, Hart
well, Hamilton County, Ohio.
George Walters was in the police
Court yesterday on the charge of sell
ing liquor after midnight, and was
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